1907 in sports - Wikiwand

1907 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football

College championship

College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs

Events

For the first time, fans are entertained by a marching band during halftime of the University of Illinois game against the University of Chicago.

Association football

Egypt

Al Ahly SC founded in Cairo (24 April)

England

The Football League – Newcastle United 51 points, Bristol City 48, Everton 45, Sheffield United 45, Aston Villa 44, Bolton Wanderers 44
FA Cup final – The Wednesday 2–1 Everton at Crystal Palace, London

Germany

National Championship – Freiburger FC 3–1 Viktoria Berlin at Mannheim

Scotland

Scottish Football League – Celtic
Scottish Cup final – Celtic 3–0 Hearts at Hampden Park^[1]

Turkey

Fenerbahce SK founded in Istanbul (19 July)

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Athletics

Marathon

28 November — Johnny Hayes wins the inaugural Yonkers Marathon.

Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

Carlton wins the 11th VFL Premiership – Carlton 6.14 (50) d South Melbourne 6.9 (45) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

Bandy

International

Bandy was included in the winter games held in Helsinki, Finland, similar to the Nordic Games. Finland was represented by the club Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura (PUS) but the winner of the competition was a combined team from Sweden, which defeated PUS as well as a team from St. Petersburg, Russia.^[2]

Sweden

Swedish national championship inaugurated.
Championship final – IFK Uppsala 4–1 IFK Gävle

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Baseball

World Series

8–12 October — Chicago Cubs (NL) defeats Detroit Tigers (AL) to win the 1907 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie

Events

Winnipeg Maroons wins the Northern League Championship

Dominican Republic

Tigres del Licey, a famous professional baseball club in Dominican Republic, officially founded in Santo Domingo on November 7.^[3]

Boxing

Events

8 May. Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title by beating Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on points after 20 rounds in Los Angeles.
Following two successful title defences in California, Burns travels to London, where he defeats British heavyweight champion Gunner Moir.

Lineal world champions^[4]

World Heavyweight Championship – Tommy Burns
World Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant
World Middleweight Championship – vacant → Stanley Ketchel
World Welterweight Championship – William "Honey" Mellody → Mike "Twin" Sullivan
World Lightweight Championship – Joe Gans
World Featherweight Championship – Abe Attell
World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Walsh

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Canadian Football

The ORFU and QRFU unite to form the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU). The ORFU would remain as a lesser competition for smaller clubs.
The Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union is founded.
The Calgary Rugby Football Union is formed. From 1907 to 1911, the champion of the Calgary league would play the champion of the Edmonton league, before the two merged to form a province wide competition.
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union - Montreal
Ontario Rugby Football Union - Peterboro
Manitoba Rugby Football Union - Winnipeg Rowing Club
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union - Ottawa College
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union - Moose Jaw
Edmonton defeats Calgary in two games to win the Alberta Rugby Football League
Dominion Championship - Montreal defeats Peterboro 71-10

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Cricket

England

County Championship – Nottinghamshire
Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire II
Most runs – Tom Hayward 2353 @ 45.25 (HS 161)
Most wickets – Edward Dennett 201 @ 16.05 (BB 8–9)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Albert Hallam, Reggie Schwarz, Frank Tarrant, Bert Vogler, Thomas Wass

Australia

Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
Most runs – Bert Hopkins 617 @ 56.09 (HS 171)
Most wickets – Leonard Garnsey 32 @ 21.93 (HS 6–35)

India

Bombay Presidency – Hindus

New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Canterbury

South Africa

Currie Cup – not contested

West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago

Cycling

Tour de France

Lucien Petit-Breton (France) wins the 5th Tour de France^[5]

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden)
World Women's Champion – Madge Syers-Cave (Great Britain)

Golf

Events

Arnaud Massy (France) becomes the first overseas British Open champion

Major tournaments

British Open – Arnaud Massy (France)
US Open – Alec Ross

Other tournaments

British Amateur – John Ball
US Amateur – Jerome Travers

Horse racing

England

Australia

Melbourne Cup – Poseidon

Canada

King's Plate – Kelvin

Ireland

Irish Grand National – Sweet Cecil
Irish Derby Stakes – Orby

United States

Kentucky Derby – Pink Star
Preakness Stakes – Don Enrique
Belmont Stakes – Peter Pan

Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

17–21 January — Kenora Thistles defeats Montreal Wanderers two games to none in a Stanley Cup challenge. Kenora, Ontario is the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup.
16–18 March — Kenora Thistles defeats Brandon, Manitoba to win the Manitoba title and defends the Stanley Cup.
23–25 March — Montreal Wanderers regains the Stanley Cup by defeating the Thistles two games to none in a rematch.

Events

9 March — Montreal Wanderers wins the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA) title.
Stratford 14th Regiment defeats Kingston Frontenacs 8–6 to win Ontario Hockey Association title.